Staff
In 1973, Kurt Metz was appointed as the first full time Director, thanks to the support of Kenneth Macintosh. He was followed by the Austrian Michael Muerwald and Robert Agg from 1982, Marc Lombard in 1984, Aidan Jones in 1992, John Moffat in 1996, Miriam Hertzberg in 2002 and Mark Knippenberg in 2005.
In 2010 the structure of the Director's position was changed and replaced with two roles: General Director and Operational Director. Jens Sheeran started as the first Operational Director in November 2010 and Myriam Heidelberger started as General Director in March 2011.
The directors are assisted by an international team of volunteer staff staying from three months to several years. Volunteer staff are recruited in various numbers according to the time of year to assist with the running of the centre's facilities and the programme offered. These staff members are known as pinkies due to their uniform of pink t-shirts and sweatshirts. They also wear a neckerchief to represent their scouting background. Staff must meet three conditions: a minimum age of 18 on the day of starting work, ability to communicate in English, and membership in WOSM or WAGGGS.
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Like Walt Whitman walking along a ruddy shore.
He is singing and chanting the things that are part of him,
The worlds that were and will be, death and day.
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His beard is of fire and his staff is a leaping flame.”
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